Writing Expanded Noun Phrases Look at each of the images below. Write a sentence with an expanded noun phrase about each image. The first one has been done for you. A note to parents: An expanded noun phrase gives more detail or information about a noun. This is usually done by adding adjectives to describe the noun in the noun phrase, for example: She walked through the dark, mysterious forest. Or by adding a prepositional phrase to add further information about the noun, such as: The man with the wooden walking stick walked slowly across the road. The kind boy with the blond hair helped his friend to carry the books. Page 1 of 2